Manure loader



Jan. 6, 1931. R. H. FRisBlE 1,788,097

MANURE LOADER Filed June 2e, 1929 '2 sheets-sheet 1 Jam 6, l931 R. H. FRlsBlE 1,788,097

MANURE LOADER Filed June 26,1929 2 Sheets-Sheet '2 'i boline 4 4 of Figure 2;

`Patented Jan. "6, 1793l i l vninniroinn. raisins; or WAUNE, wisconsin' MANRE rofADEn I Application filledA June 26',

f f Thisinvention relatesfto new'and useful` improvements lin manure loaders:

\ One ofthe objects of my invention is theprovision of'a device ofthe above character which is especially designed for application to a tractor or similarmotive vehicle wherein the `device mayv be readily moved from placek to placeand wherein .the operative parts thereof may be connected to the motive -10 power which operates the tractorl for imparting movement to the operative parts ofthe device. f

Another object of the presentinvention is the provisionv of a manure loader adapted to lebe attached to a tractorand includesa material supporting fork which is operated yby suitable mechanism which receives its power from the tractor,.and Vthe fork. is'so mounted that it may be moved to various positions rela- 20 ltive the 4tractor soas'to pick up a'load and transfer the load to point.v

VA still further object of the invention is the provision of a manure loader'which can a vehicle or any'distant ,f fbe quickly'afnd easilyattachedtothe-front axle of ka motorvehicle and it in turn A is 'supportedbyfriction wheels and mounted'upon the platform is suitable operating mechanism v for picking up and conveying quantities of 1;-30 manure, the mechanism including arloading fork whichmaybe quickly and readily moved to various'positions and tilted so kas to deposit the load'thereon in a conveying vehicle.

With the .above and other objects in view,

` the invention consists in the novel featuresl of construction,l the combination and ar- `rangement, of parts hereinafter more fully set4 forth, ,pointed out in the claims and shown in the accompanying drawings wherein:l f f Figure 2 is a top planview; i. Y? v Figure 3 is a transverse sectionon .thejliiie Y Y Y er endfis abracketj--l`5 A,which supports the y3-3 of Figure 2; Y. l

`Figure 4 is a transverse j Figure 1' is a sideelevation of a deviceon- Y lstructed in accordancek with my invention with parts thereof broken away and illus, '45 trated in cross section; 1

. section fille -is'zagserial navman f Figure-isi a `vertical section on the line 5--5 ot Figurei3;and l l' Figure Gis a detail section'on the line ST6 ot Figure 2,V illustratingin elevation operatingmeans r for raising and lowering the plat-k form. 1 n* Referring now morey particularly to .the drawings, l indicatesthe front axle ot-va tractor having the friction wheels 2 mounted upon the ends thereof. Attached tothe axle l and arranged in .spaced relation are the brackets Sandy connected to the brackets at their inner ends are the spaced angle bars 4, the outer ends yofsaid barsrestingnupon and connected to the bar. 5 which liesj parallel with the axle l'a-nd supported uponjthe upper endet; the ,wheelbrackets 6 `carried by the front traction wheels 7. Y

l T liewheels are mounted so that they can befreadily moved for steering the.- device and causing the device to be moved inthe same j general directionfasl tlietrfictor.r

Extending transversely betweenthe' angle vbars .24 and y rotatably mounted in, suitable @bearings thereon is a sha'ftfS andmounted for VVtilting movement upon this shaft isa platform 9.-- It-will be noted thatfthe shaft-8 is arf ranged towardthe Aforward end ofthe angle bars 4`so that when the platform 9 is mount-` ed upon fthey shaft; the' longer end of lthe l'plattf'jrmfwill-be disposed rearwardly, and

thisrear end of the platform issupportedb a crank shaft1l0. Theend's of the cran shaft 10; are Lmountedr within* suitable-bean ings carried-bythe'angle barsy 4 and'one ende-v of the yshaft extends throughk .the upright 4fportionof one of the angle bars and is keyed to' anbper'ating lever 111;y Thev operating ilvver carries@J 1atch'l2 adapted to engage -9 j various adjusted positions; y

` Mounted upon the; frontend f 'tile pnt-j i y' form 9 is an uprighthollow standard 14,',and

mounted upon the standard* adjacent its lowkbearingarm 16 `for the. fork member. This tork'member includesj a' movablearr'n 17 Cil *"therotating movement of the drum;

Pbe:stopped :directly after thefelutch conel32 is disengagedfromthefrfiction 'cup 27; andin f'orderto fear this'fout,-^I"'provide albrake ."druml36 whic Il--isattachedl'to one l'Send'fot the idruiin 26 Y fby aj :brake'zshoe .My-"the stern 138 Y`{sldablyimounted'within J the I tubular A.fguide 339.. vThe guide1391has aL`diagonalfslot 40 ftherein '-:andeextendingsout through :the fslot @from ;the.stem:-38, lisfza;.pinlAljzconnected to :a link 42 whichfin turnY is ,pivotally connected *t i moved tofan inoperative positOIlyas shown in Figure 3,.thelc1utch cone 32 issdisengaged from the `friction cup 27,.and fthe brake lshoe YA37 is movedrzupwardlylto:engage 'the outer `platform-9 yand thiss'ha l "which meshes `Vv.with pinion :46fo'n shaft`28',V ""thusimovement'fisimp'arte'dftoshaft=43 simul- 'pitan'eously 'lwith'the rotationpfshaftfQS. Y

carrying a. collar 18 'supported Vbetween l anges 19 and 19.

The collar 18V 's pivotally connected with the upper end of arm 16 whereby the arm 17 is not only rotatably mounted butI tiltable relative to the lstandard 14. Y

Attachedto *the* lower end: of the'izarm is fa transverse platform-member 120,, theA V'outer edge of which has secured thereto a .plurality of tines 21 which .iform aisuitable fork for engaging and lifting a "'prdetermined'quantity of manure or other material; Y

Y The fork is raised and lowered through'the medium of a cable 22 attached to en eye1et-23 j carried by the arm 17 and 1arranged at a f'point 1l above "the collar #'18, theA cable being extended over a sheavel24 andgfthence'into the hollowy standard `14f`down through 'the "bttomfv-of *the platform wherefit can "lpass *over fa Tsheavey 25. 'lhev cable a'fter'passng over sheave 25 extends upwardly and is lwound aipona 4drlln'u-Q.' The ldrum26 carries afifI-ictionfcup27, loosely 'mounted upon transverse=shaftf28-supported"by bear-ings 29 Attachedltolthe Aouterlendnof thefshaft 28 v*is lfa pnl-ley 30 -`which* Iis v connected by means fof -fa belt 31 'to' anyfdrivenportion of'thetractor tofwhichiithe device vis-attac'h'ed. -lSl-idably f'mounted lupon -lthe Qshaft `128 and rotating "therewithis a clutchrconef32 lwhichisladaptl Vedfor1emgagement vvith f the Vfriction ,cup y27 for rotating the drum. Y Y

-Mountednponfthe Vplatform adjacent the sha-ft' 28V iis/an Aoperating-?lever 133, carrying-a latch nger `34adapted to `engage 'with `a'fisegment 35 for retainngthe lever '33 in various Whenf the 'drum'i's `operated-.for tiltirg 'Y the movable'larm 17, Vitiisessential-that the'- rum' eil-lever Ssoathataslsoonlas thelever 33 surface of the'brake num `36,thus' stopping Arranged--para11a51 with the Shaft' '28 is af shaft"43 mountedin'iupright'standards'44 on z t icarries "a 'gear45 ,c

Y -Keyedfto"tleshaftfifand 'rotatable there! 49 cooperating with segment 50 Jfor retaining 70 the wheels 46 in various adjusted positions. Extendingupwardly from the` platformV 9 is fav-rotatable'shaft '51l having mounted kupon vits upper end a friction Wheel 52. This wheel 52-i-s *,providedgwith Ya bevelled friction face 75 adaptedto cooperate with similar faces on wheels 46 so that when wheel 52 is engaged ywith either one of the wheels 46, rotative .movement willAlbefi-mparted to the upright shaft 5l. Y

Y The upright shaft' 51 carr.ies"fagear.`53, meshing with gear-154-onv the tubular stand- "ard 14fand from this struc-ture, it willfbeiap- 2parent that when-the-flever 48 is movedupon vitslpivot point 55, either'one ofthe wheelssu 4G-may be engaged with friction ,wheel 52 #foi-rotating the tubular standard-thus impartinga swinging movement-to the fork. i j lLoos'ely mounted upon the upperrend of` the Vtubularstandard 14, isw-a collarv 56 'carryingw fa vbevelge'ar 57la1id a sprocket Wheel-58..' The bevel gearA 57 meshes with a similar gear"i:59

on the'inner end of a shaft 605 shatJO'being supported by bracket 61- which Lisisupported upon theV tubular member 14 through .the Ine-:11505 ,diumA of an annular shoulder v62.- i

Attached to theupper end-of the movable arm 17 is-'a sprocket wheel 63, the prongslor Y sprockets of `which cooperate-with the prongs or sprockets 'of wheel 58,1but' normally therlloo sprocket 63 is engaged by the biturcatedlend upon-collar 18. Y

From the above 64 of a movable arm 65 Ypivotally mounted fork readily; adjusted so that the Ltines..21

tion-and then by operating .lever33,ztomove l friction cone 32 longitudinally upon shaft 28, {tol-which it isfk'eyed, thecone willenga'ge fric- 74115 tioncup 27 and rotatedruin 26,:raisin'g the fork so as to lift up a'certain amount ofma-Y Yterial andideposit it upon'the fork: VV'In transporting-the material fro'mplace toplacenby. vmeans of the tractor, it will not be, necessary v to raise the fork beyond a-'point whichl'will s provide clearance for theffork, butAv should "itbe desired 'to operate the fork for loading' the material iny a Vwagon/'or otherconvey'ancemiu the drum is operated-to move the yfork'toward j a horizontal'positicnluntil sprockets ofi wheel Y 63 will engagewith the sprockets of' wheel 58, fandfstadard V14 can'be then rotated to swingfthe fork laterallyv with respect-to the'lvao Y descriptiontaken in conj ,fnectionwith the accompanying drawings,-rit-iw5 uwill-be apparent that in using my improved` `manureloader7 the devicecan `befmovedin :fclose proximityto a s'tacko manure and the Wheels 52 and 46.

When it is desired to tilt the fork to charge theload thereon',the shaft;60 can be rotated in Aany suitable manner from the'`V drivers seat after arm 65` has been disen-V v Ygaged from the sprockets of wheel 63. It will be apparent that by rotating shaft60, sproclr. v`

v et wheels 58 and 63 will be rotated, tilting the fork sothat theloadthereon can be readily dumped, and afterL dumped, the forkV may* be readily returned'to its operative position.`

The fork can be adjusted in accordance with the pile of material to be engaged through the operation of the crank shaft l0, which will tilt the platformupon the transverse shaft 8 and from this it will be apparent that the tines 21 can be moved to close proximity to the surface upon which the pile of material is resting. Y

It will be noted'that as'soon as the fork with a load has been raised to the desired height, the lever 33 is vshifted to di'sengage the friction cone 32 from friction cup 27 and this movement will raise the stem 38 in standard 39 and bring the brake shoe 37 into oo ntact with theA brake drum 36, retaining the drum against movement while the loaded forkY is in a raised position.

The-device as described and illustratedlisf `comparatively simple inconstruction, 'and' can be quickly and readily attached to a tractor or similar motor" vehicle and the device used to a Vconsiderable advantage fortransporting'or loading manure andmaterial of' connected to the axle, a pivotall platform Vcarried by the frame wit the pivot this character.

rI claim.:

1. In a device of the kclass described including a traction frame, a ytiltable platformand movable therewith, a fork rotatably and pivotally mounted on the outer end of said arm, means carried by the platform for imparting rotative movement to the standard,

i means for raisin and lowering said fork relative to the plat orm andfmeansindepen'dent g of the latter means for' tilting said fork.

ing a Atraction supported frame, 'vatiltable platform mounted upon the frame, a rotatable tubular standard mounted on one end of the platform, an arm carried by the standard and extending outwardly from the platform, a fork pivotallyA and rotatably mounted `on o the arm, a rotatable drum carried by the platform, a rcable attached tothe fork above the p pivot point and adapted to be wound upon the causingthe drum to unwindv when the-"ra straining meansls released, means for 1mdisent .of the latter means.

` 3 3. In a device of theclass described, a traction supported frame, a tiltable platform carriedV thereby, a' rotatable standard mounted on one end of theplatform, a forkysupported by' thedstandard for pivotal` and rotative movement, means for imparting rotative movement to the standard for swinging the fork laterally relative the platform, means 'for raising andv lowerin the-fork and means forrotating the fork w en in a raised yposi-V tion.

4. A'device of the class described including a .traction supportedl frame, a tiltable platform mounted thereon, means for raising and loweringthefends of said platform,

a rotatable tubular standard mounted on one end ofthe platform,-an'arm carried by the standard yand extending outwardly there-r kfrom at an angle relative to the standard, a

forkY pivotally and rotatably mounted on the o outer end ofthe arm, means for `im arting ro-- tative movement 'to the standar toswing said fork laterally relative to the platform, means for imparting a ktilting movement to the forkV for raising and lowering the outer Ving the fork laterally relative the platformv [and means for rotating said forkinde'pend'- end'thereof, means for restraining said fork 95 against'rotation and means :for rotating the fork` upon the release yof the restraining means, v

5. The combination with a motor vehicle having a front traction axle, a traction frame mounted point of saidplatform arranged adjacent the means for imparting rotative movement to the standard to swing the fork laterally relative tothe platform, means for imparting a tilting movement tothe fork for raising and lowering the outer end thereof, meansre- 2. A device of theolass described includ.

straining the fork against rotation and means whereby to rotate said fork upon the release of the restraining means. o k

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand at Kewaunee, in

the county of Kewaunee and State of Wisconsin.

RAYMOND H. FRISBIE.

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